A Golfer's Dream - Book Three The Real Education Begins    Written by TheCaddy

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Chapter One - Long Hard Winter

Dave MacDonald sat doubled over with his face in his hands.  He was physically 
and mentally exhausted - getting eliminated from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey 
League playoffs was very disappointing and close to devastating.  He could feel 
the tears pooled in his eyes trying to break over the dam of his eyelids and 
rush down his cheeks to freedom.  He had played his heart out; he had given 
everything he had but it just was not enough.  The team's season had just come 
to an abrupt end.

He heard a noise and briefly looked up as the coach entered the dressing room.  
Dave glanced at his best friend and line-mate John Stewart who was sitting 
across the room with his head tilted back against the wall and tears running 
freely down his face - it had been a very hard loss.  The best-of-seven series 
ended in the sixth game with a gut-wrenching home-ice overtime loss.  The 
Missiles had been leading two to one going into the third period but the 
Charlestown Wildcats tied the game in the third and then scored in overtime to 
win the quarter final series four games to two games.

Dave glanced around the room and all the players looked the same - emotionally 
and physically exhausted.  Dave closed his eyes and began to reflect on his 
season with the Missiles.  He had started with the team late because of his 
junior golf the previous summer.  When the team had found out he was going to 
leave again and miss another week of the team tryouts to play golf in the PGA 
Canadian Open, most of them had been very upset with him.  Many players openly 
questioned his loyalty to the team and his desire to play hockey.  But in two 
exhibition games before he left f or the Open, he proved both his desire and his 
loyalty.

After his outstanding top-ten finish at the Bell Canadian Open golf tournament, 
his hockey teammates seemed to realize how good a golfer he was and, when they 
welcomed him home at the airport, they welcomed him to their team with open 
arms.  The season had been a dreamlike inaugural season for the Missiles in 
Edwardton.  They started out strong and were in the top five of the sixteen-team 
league early in the year but, as some teams do, they went through a rough month 
and in January and they slipped to eighth in the standings.  A strong finish in 
the final month of the regular season led to a fifth-place overall finish, six 
points behind fourth-place Charlestown.

The playoff format gave the top three teams in the league a bye in the first 
round and the next ten positions played off.  The Missiles played a steadily 
improving Quebec Ramparts, a team owned by former NHL goaltending superstar 
Patrick Roy.  Quebec won the first game in Edwardton but the Missiles regrouped 
and won four straight games to eliminate the twelfth overall team.  Charlestown 
won their first round series as well which setup the showdown between the fourth 
and the fifth overall placed teams.

The Missiles had gotten outstanding goaltending from Jonathan Boutin in the 
series; but in the end, they just could not beat the very talented and 
hardworking Wildcat team.  Their hard work and drive to win had not been 
sufficient.  Dave was shaken from his thoughts by the coach as he addressed the 
players.  He told them they had played hard and they had played well - and he 
was very proud of them.  He spoke about the team finishing fifth overall and 
how, before the season started, the media had been predicting no better than a 
tenth-place finish.  He thanked the players for their dedication.  After he 
finished speaking, he walked over to Dave and asked Dave to come to his office 
before he left the rink.  Dave simply nodded agreement; he was still too full of 
emotion to trust his voice.

Dave slowly pulled his gear off and grabbed his towel before he headed to the 
shower.  He was the second player in the shower; that meant he could use one of 
the four shower heads exclusively.  He adjusted the temperature of the water and 
allowed the hot liquid to sooth him as he stood under the massaging spray.  He 
thought about his hockey season from an individual basis and he was very happy 
with his results.  With John and Pierre Andre Bureau as line-mates, Dave 
finished third in the league scoring race with only touted superstar Sydney 
Crosby and his line-mate Danny Roussin ahead of him.  Dave had scored fifty-
seven goals and added forty-nine assists for one-hundred and six points.  He had 
won two Canadian Hockey League offensive player-of-the-week awards which went to 
the top player in all three major junior hockey leagues - and he won four 
player-of-the-week awards for the QMJHL.

The season had been personally very rewarding.  Outside the highlights of 
helping to lead the Missiles to a fantastic first season in Edwardton, Dave was 
selected to the Don Cherry prospects team.  Every year, NHL legends Don Cherry 
and Bobby Orr each select a team from the players in the three major junior 
hockey leagues and the two teams play an exhibition game.  The players selected 
are considered to be the top NHL prospects and, when Dave received a call from 
Don Cherry, he was both shocked and thrilled.  In the game, Dave ended up 
playing with Crosby and the two of them combined for seven goals and six 
assists.  They were a menacing pair on the ice and led the Cherry team to a 
lopsided eleven-six victory.  The media went crazy over both Dave and Sydney 
and, because Sidney was not eligible for the upcoming NHL draft, most 
sportscasters were predicting Dave would go first overall.

Dave specifically remembered the media session directly after the game when the 
whole Cherry team was sitting at the head table in front of the various media 
announcers.  Dave had already fielded several questions about his future and he 
specifically stated he wasn't playing hockey the next year but instead he was 
going to be golfing at a US college.  During the media session a very familiar 
face stood up from the media crowd and asked Dave a question.  Dave wondered if 
Farhan Lalji had been assigned to trail him by TSN, since Farhan seemed to be at 
every major event Dave attended.

Farhan asked, "Dave, I know you have said many times that your true love is golf 
and I was happy to hear you received the US college scholarship for golf that 
you have dreamed of; but, now that you are ranked as a top prospect for the 2004 
NHL entry draft, will you consider a professional career in hockey?"

Dave smiled at Farhan, "Nice to see you again, Farhan; I'm not going to rule out 
anything at this point in time but my current plan is still to play golf in the 
US next year.  I love the game of hockey but, as you stated, I have even more 
passion for golf - so I still definitely plan to go south."  The interview 
continued with a lot of questions about Dave's and other players' futures.

Dave remembered his father saying when Dave got home from that trip that he was 
pleased Dave was still planning to get his education first.  Dave confirmed that 
his education, especially education with golf, was very important.

Dave was shaken from his reverie by someone yelling and he looked at the six 
players waiting for a turn in the shower.  He walked away from the shower head 
and cleaned himself with shampoo and soap.  The mood in the shower was very 
somber and, when a shower head became available again, Dave rinsed off then left 
the room.  He dried himself in the separate change room before he dressed in his 
dress pants, shirt, and tie.  He walked to the coach's office and tapped on the 
closed door.  After hearing, "Entre!",  he walked inside.

Coach Vigneault was on the phone and pointed at an empty chair where Dave could 
sit down.  Coach was talking in rapid-fire French so Dave set his head back and 
thought about the time when he had entered Coach Vigneault's office to tell him 
he was going to the Bell Canadian Open.  The coach was not happy but Dave proved 
he could help the team so, after signing Dave to the team, Coach asked Dave to 
promise not to leave again.  Dave had made that promise and followed through on 
it.  He had been called twice to play other PGA golf events with sponsor 
exemptions but Dave regretfully turned them both down.  He would not and did not 
break his promise.

He thought about the challenge he had had working out his US college visits.  
After meeting with over a dozen college coaches in his own house and 
investigating the various schools, he and his parents had narrowed the list down 
to four schools:  Arizona, Texas, Wake Forest, and Florida.  The first of those 
schools he visited was Arizona and the university was beautiful, as was the 
October weather but, deep in his heart, he knew that Arizona was just too far 
west.

The next school was Florida and he actually attended a Florida Gators football 
game.  It was incredible and he thought at the time that Florida was where he 
was going to go.  Watching over eighty-thousand fans pack "The Swamp" was 
overwhelming and Dave was excited about attending a college that could draw 
twice the population of his home town to a football game.

The next visit was to Wake Forest in Winston Salem, North Carolina.  Wake Forest 
was a small university of under seven-thousand students and was nestled in the 
lush green surroundings of North Carolina.  The coach was Jerry Dawes, brother 
of PGA professional Jay Dawes.  Dave received a tour of the facilities from the 
golf team's All American star player, Bill Dawes, Jay's son.  The school alumni 
included Jay Dawes, Curtis Strange, Arnold Palmer and Lanny Wadkins.  The school 
was smaller than the others he had visited and academics were very important.  
The entire campus was network-wired and every new freshman received a laptop.  
Dave knew his parents would definitely approve of this school.

The final school was the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.  Again, Dave got 
to see a football game and he was surprised that the Longhorns drew even larger 
crowds than the Gators had.  The Longhorns' golf schedule included tournaments 
in Hawaii and Japan.  The team had a history of strong finishes in the NCAA and, 
when Dave saw the golf course, which was operated by the university alumni, he 
was awestruck.  The course was spectacular and the practice facilities were 
fantastic.  Texas had been home to Harvey Pennick who was often considered a 
guru of golf.  Former alumni included Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw.  Dave left 
Texas totally confused and undecided as to what college he would actually 
attend.

He remembered spending two weeks thinking about the schools and talking to his 
parents.  He narrowed the choice down to two: Wake Forest, which was a smaller 
school, and Texas, which was a much larger school.  He flip-flopped on both for 
another week before he finally decided on Wake Forrest.  The major factor in his 
decision was the size.  Dave realized that, if he attended Texas, he would be 
going to a university that had more students than Edwardton did residents.  That 
was very intimidating.  The second major factor was that the practice area at 
Wake Forest was very close to the residences.  He hoped he would be able to 
continue his dedicated morning practices.  He remembered calling Jerry Dawes to 
accept, Coach Dawes seemed as excited as he was.  He signed a formal letter of 
intent that week and was thereby committed to Wake Forest.

Dave heard the click of the phone being replaced to its cradle, so he opened his 
eyes and looked at his coach.  Coach Vigneault was never a man to beat around 
the bush and he spoke to Dave very soberly but with a heavy French accent, 
"Dave, you have been a pleasure to coach this year and you exceeded all my 
expectations.  I had hoped you could add some offense to our team but I never 
imagined you would become the scoring and team leader you became.  To tell you 
the truth, I very nearly cut you last fall when you told me that you were 
leaving camp for a golf tournament.  I am very pleased I did not jump to 
conclusions.  You are a man of your word and you have given this team everything 
you could.  I thank you for that.

"I know you have said you are going to college next year and I know you have 
signed a letter of intent with Wake Forest, but if you have any second thoughts 
and decide to return to junior hockey, I would be truly honored to have you play 
for me again.  You are an outstanding hockey player and an outstanding person.  
I wish you the best of luck in the future."

Dave stood and shook his coach's hand, "Thanks, Coach, I've had a wonderful year 
and you have taught me so much.  I suspect that today was the last competitive 
game of hockey I will ever play and I sure wish we could have ended the season 
with a title."

Coach looked Dave directly in the eyes.  "You gave absolutely everything you had 
on every shift tonight.  You should be proud of your effort."  The coach tried 
to lighten the mood a little by adding. "I noticed you chose a US college that 
doesn't have a hockey program.  Was that intentional?"

Dave laughed, "No, it was not a conscious decision but I won't have to worry 
about a hockey team trying to convince me to play with them.  Thanks for 
everything, Coach, and good luck to you and the team."

The coach finished with, "Good luck to you too, Dave."

Dave walked out of the coach's office and back into the main dressing room.  
John was still sitting in his spot with most of his gear on.  Dave sat beside 
his best friend and slapped his hand on top of John's leg.  "You played a great 
game tonight, John.  That pass to me in the second for my goal was perfect.  I 
should have scored on the one in the third too but that fucking Crawford is 
unbelievable."  John just nodded as he knew that the Wildcat goaltender was 
almost unbeatable when he was hot and tonight he was scorching hot.

John spoke slowly as he replied, "Yeah I know.  You fed me a beautiful pass in 
overtime and I even had my hands in the air celebrating the win when fucking 
Crawford snapped out his glove and robbed me too."  John looked into Dave's eyes 
and as if suddenly struck with a deep insight added, "It just wasn't meant to 
be."

Dave nodded agreement before John said, "I really enjoyed playing with you this 
year.  I guess tonight was probably our last game together."

Dave nodded again, "It probably was."  Then he added, "I'm really tired and 
don't feel like going out, so I'll see you in school tomorrow."  John nodded and 
put out his hand.  The two friends shook hands and it was like a farewell 
handshake.  They weren't going anywhere but they were saying goodbye to playing 
hockey together.  Dave could feel tears pooling in his eyes and he noticed the 
same from John, so he simply nodded then turned to leave.  Nothing more needed 
to be said.  Their friendship would continue but their hockey partnership had 
just ended.

Dave walked up the hallway towards the rear door of the dressing room.  He said 
some goodbyes to players who were still getting showered or changed.  He walked 
out the back door and looked up at the line of girlfriends waiting for the 
players.  His heart skipped a beat as he hoped he would see Katherine there, but 
he quickly realized she was not, and would not be there.  He said hello to 
several girls before he walked out the back door of the rink alone.  The closing 
door seemed to put a full-stop to hockey.  The air was cool and there was still 
some snow on the ground.  It was still early April but Dave was already looking 
forward to getting out golfing soon.

He climbed in his car and, as the car warmed up, he just sat there thinking 
about his winter.  As well as his hockey career went; his love life had gone the 
opposite way.  The fall had been quite good and he and Katherine grew even 
closer but that phone call from Jennifer on the seventh day of December started 
a surprising amount of trouble.  Jennifer had called and asked Dave to come see 
her.  He was immediately worried and wanted to know if she was hurt but she said 
no she wasn't hurt, she had met someone else and wanted to talk to Dave about 
that in person.

Dave drove to Charlestown that afternoon; luckily it was a Saturday and he 
didn't have a hockey practice or game.  He and Jennifer talked for three hours.  
Jennifer still cared for him deeply but she had met a guy at school and decided 
she wanted it to be more than just friends.  She had promised Dave she would 
tell him if she started to see someone new and the other guy had asked her out 
the previous day.  She put him off until she spoke to Dave and Dave thanked her 
for that.  Dave told her he loved her but they both knew he was going to the 
States the following year and that a long-term, long-distance relationship was 
unmanageable.  Jennifer's parents asked Dave to stay the night but he said he 
wanted to get home.  He kissed Jennifer goodbye.  It was a very passionate kiss 
and it seemed it could be the last kiss he would ever give her.  The trunk of 
his car door closing for the trip back from Charlestown seem to be an accent 
point on a closing chapter.

In the months that followed Jennifer and her new boyfriend, Mark Stevens, became 
very close.  Dave met him several times when he played in Charlestown and he 
could see the bond growing stronger between them.  He was a very nice guy and, 
deep in Dave's heart, Dave was very happy for Jennifer and slightly sorry for 
himself.  Dave had seen them just two nights earlier when he played game five 
and they were clearly happy together.

Dave thought how that day in December also seemed to be the turning point in his 
relationship with Katherine.  Katherine had not openly celebrated Jennifer's new 
relationship but it was immediately obvious that Katherine seemed to think she 
had won some kind of victory.  Dave noticed she seemed to get more and more 
possessive of him after that day.  He had always been able to joke with her 
about all the beautiful girls that chased after all the players on the Missiles 
and he thought she understood it was only a little teasing.  He had never 
considered being with anyone except Katherine and Jennifer but Katherine seemed 
to grow more jealous of everyone female as soon as Jennifer was officially out 
of Dave's life.

The joking about the pretty girls stopped a week after Jennifer's announcement 
when Katherine and Dave had their first real fight over one of his smart 
comments.  He immediately apologized for teasing her and swore she was the only 
girl for him and that he loved her deeply.  He never joked about it again, but 
over the next two months, Katherine's jealousy got worse and worse.  She would 
berate Dave even if he just said hello to another girl as they left the rink.  
The final straw was the day Dave made the mistake of checking his e-mail while 
Katherine was there.  It was a week after the Cherry-Orr prospect game and Dave 
received an e-mail from Lynn, one of the Asian Triplets from B.C. he had met the 
two years earlier at a golf tournament.  Lynn congratulated him on his season 
and told him she still hoped to fly east and see him someday.

Dave had told Katherine about Lynn previously, but this new e-mail sparked a 
huge fight which ended with Dave telling Katherine he loved her, but he wouldn't 
put up with her destructive and controlling, jealous ways.  He broke up with her 
that night.  She went home furious.  She didn't talk to him for a week.  Dave 
had heard through the grapevine that she had thought he would come crawling back 
to her, now that there was no Jennifer as an alternative.  The truth was Dave 
really missed Katherine because they had become very close the previous fall, 
but her jealous controlling behavior over the previous three months had soured 
him enough that he resigned himself that whatever they had had was over.  He was 
going to have another busy summer of golf and then leave for North Carolina in 
the middle of August.  He had suspected his relationship with Katherine would 
likely end, but he wished it could have ended the way Jennifer's had - as 
friends.

One week after the breakup, Katherine seemed to realize that he was not going to 
ask her to forgive him so she changed her tactic.  She phoned Dave and 
apologized profusely, she begged him to give her another chance.  He was very 
wary but he agreed to try again.  It only lasted a week before she got mad at 
him again for simply looking at another girl.  Dave ended their relationship 
with some finality and told Katherine he wanted to remain friends but that was 
all.  That was a month ago; she had not talked to him once since and he had not 
seen her at a single game.  When he saw her at school, she would turn her back 
to him, or simply walk away.  He hoped time would heal the wounds but he didn't 
know for sure - and it had become a low priority in his thoughts.

He realized he had been sitting and musing for some time; shaking his head, he 
pulled out of the parking lot and drove home.  His parents were waiting for him 
in the living room and he sat with them.  They said he played a great game and 
were sorry he lost.  He just shrugged and replied, "Crawford was the better 
player today.  I just couldn't seem to beat him."  After talking to his parents 
for a half hour, during which he explained how the coach called him into his 
office and spoke to him, Dave went to bed.

The next three weeks passed slowly as Dave anxiously waited for golf season to 
begin.  He had been spending a lot of time with John since he broke up with 
Katherine but he didn't actually ask any girls out until the last week of April.  
Prom-time was getting close and John already had a gaggle of girls chasing him 
to go.  Katherine and her connection to the in-crowd seemed to chase most of the 
girls from Dave's school away from him.

On the last Friday night in April, Dave was at McDonalds with John when Ken 
Jackson sat with them.  Dave and John had played with Ken on the major midget 
team the previous year and, even though he attended a different school than Dave 
and John, he had become a very good friend.  They were joking and laughing when 
a beautiful girl walked by and said hello to Ken.  She was a gorgeous red head 
and Dave almost choked on his burger when he saw her.  He asked Ken who she was 
and Ken told him that her name was Rebecca Stone and she was in grade eleven at 
his school.

Dave asked if she was dating anyone and Ken said he didn't think she was.  Dave 
said, "Well, I'll have to remedy that."  He pushed Ken out, so he could get out 
of the booth and turned to look where Rebecca had gone.  She was sitting at a 
table near the back with two of her friends.  Dave got himself psyched up and 
walked over to their table.  There was an empty seat beside Rebecca and he 
asked, "Do you mind if I sit with you for a moment?"

Rebecca smiled a bashful face at her two friends before she replied, "No, we 
don't mind."

Dave sat down and said hello to Rebecca's two friends before he turned to face 
her and immediately asked, "Hi, my name is Dave MacDonald, I was hoping I could 
invite you to a movie, maybe tomorrow night?"

Rebecca was clearly caught off-guard and just stared at him blankly for a moment 
before she softly said, "Okay, I think I would like that."

Dave had panicked when she first looked at him blankly and he wondered if he had 
been too forward but when he heard "Yes."  He smiled and politely said, "Great!"  
While on the inside, his mind screamed a celebration.

He sat and talked to the three girls for thirty minutes.  He got to know a 
little about Rebecca including where she lived.  He eventually noticed John 
motion to him from the front.  He told Rebecca he would pick her up at five 
o'clock, so they could go out to eat something before the show.  He said goodbye 
and left.

The next night Dave picked Rebecca up and they went out for supper.  The 
restaurant they ate at was nice and both enjoyed their meal.  Dave found Rebecca 
very interesting and he was surprised to find out she played hockey as well.  
She played on a female midget team and her team had won the island title.  He 
noticed that she was average in height at about five foot five and that she had 
a great body.  Her breasts were not overly large but just a nice size.  She was 
wearing dress pants and her ass looked firm and round.

After the meal they went to the show.  They enjoyed the movie and after it was 
over, they went to McDonalds.  They were sitting at a booth talking when 
Katherine walked by and gave Dave a very dirty look.  He ignored her and 
continued talking to Rebecca.  After Katherine was out of sight Rebecca asked, 
"Is that your old girlfriend?"

Dave nodded that it was and she continued, "I wasn't going to tell you this, but 
I had heard rumors from your school that you were cheating on her and that you 
broke up with her when she complained.  The rumor also said that all your hockey 
and golf success has gone to your head and you think you're too good for all the 
girls in your school.  I was a little nervous to go out with you, but after 
spending last night and today talking to you, I find the rumors hard to 
believe."

Dave's mouth dropped open in surprise when Rebecca told him about the rumors and 
he actually got very angry with Katherine.  He looked at Rebecca and said, "I 
never once cheated on Katherine.  As far as being stuck up, I hope I'm not.  I 
try not to act that way and I don't think I do.  It's true I have had 
significant success in both hockey and golf but I'm still just a teenager from 
Edwardton.  I truly cared for Katherine and I wish our relationship had worked 
out, but it didn't.  I'm not going to blame anyone - it just didn't work out.  
It seems to be history and un-revivable.  Right now, I'm more focused on us.  I 
really enjoyed tonight and I'd like to see you again but you do need to know 
that I'm leaving for North Carolina in August.  From the few long distance 
relationships I've had, I don't think they work, so I don't plan on having a 
girlfriend on QAI when I leave."

Rebecca listened to Dave intently and she replied, "I can tell by the look on 
your face that the rumors bother you and I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.  I 
personally don't care about any rumors - I like to judge people by my own 
standards.  I'd like to go out with you again and I'm fine with you leaving in 
August because, I'm not really looking for a long-term relationship either.  I 
just broke up with a boy two months ago - we had been going out since grade 
eight and we used to spend every minute of the day together.  I don't really 
want that serious of relationship again so soon - I want to be free and able to 
go out with my girlfriends, if I want."

Dave held her hand and said, "Sounds like we are perfect for each other."

Katherine walked past the table again and Rebecca suggested, "Let's get out of 
here; it's kind of chilly."

Dave smiled, "Sounds good to me."

They left McDonalds and, after driving around for twenty minutes, they drove to 
Victoria Park and talked.  Dave was nervous about making a move on Rebecca, 
especially after her confession about his rumored arrogance, but he eventually 
leaned toward her and she anxiously met his advance as their lips touched.  Dave 
was about to slowly move his hand around Rebecca's head when he felt her hand 
slide under his arm and around his back.  She pulled him against her body and he 
could feel her firm round breasts push against his chest.  Rebecca seemed to 
have a lot of upper-arm strength.  Dave gently moved his hand to her head and 
held her close, as their kiss grew very passionate.

They kissed for several moments and, when they slowly parted, both were 
breathing quite heavily.  Rebecca whispered, "You're a very good kisser.  You've 
got me very excited but I think we should stop here for tonight.  I'd hate for 
you to think I'm easy."

He returned her devilish smile and relied, "I think you're gorgeous and you are 
a great kisser as well.  I don't want you to think I'm easy either.  I'll take 
you home whenever you want."

Rebecca nodded and replied, "I'd like to hold your hand and just talk some more 
before we leave, if that's okay with you?"

Dave took her hand in his and nodded agreement.  They talked about her hockey 
and about his hockey.  She asked him how it felt to be one of the top-rated 
prospects for the upcoming NHL entry draft.  He confessed that what bothered him 
the most was he was constantly being compared to Eric Lindros and Cam Neely who 
were very tough superstars.  Rebecca asked why he didn't like being compared to 
them and Dave explained that Neely's career ended very early because of a bad 
knee injury and that Lindros had so many concussions that he never seemed to 
truly return to his early NHL dominance.  Dave agreed that his own style of play 
was similar to those players but he didn't want his life put on hold because of 
a serious injury - that was part of the reason he was not considering playing in 
the NHL.

Rebecca asked about the money and Dave shrugged, "I hope I can make good money 
with a golf career, but if not I will get my education and make a living on my 
education.  Right now, I'm just looking forward to getting to North Carolina.  
If I could go to Wake Forrest tomorrow, I would be on the next flight - I love 
to golf, but it's too damn cold here."

Dave and Rebecca talked for another hour before he drove her home.  Their kiss 
at her front door was much tamer than the one at the park, but Rebecca squeezed 
Dave's ass as he held her close and she giggled at him as he walked away smiling 
with a huge bulge visible in his pants.

Dave spent most of Sunday studying for two tests on Monday.  When he arrived 
home from school on Monday there was a message on his phone from a man claiming 
to be a scout with the Detroit Red Wings.  Dave treated this call the same way 
as he had the dozen previous calls from scouts and agents - he forwarded the 
message to his uncle Alan.  His father's brother had played some major junior 
hockey before returning to Edwardton to become a policeman.  He had been very 
involved in Dave's professional decisions and had agreed to screen all of Dave's 
calls.

Dave was sitting in the television room when his older sister Julie walked in 
and sat beside him.  Dave smiled at her and asked how she was doing.  She said 
she was finding university very hard but she was studying a lot and was happy 
that she was almost finished for the year.  Dave briefly thought about their old 
relationship when they used to make love, but that had now changed 
significantly, she had been dating her current boyfriend for over a year and 
they were considered very seriously in love.

They talked casually before Dave offered to make supper and went into the 
kitchen.  He made enough spaghetti for the whole family and, just as he 
finished, his parent arrived home from work.  His mother, Carol, kissed him and 
thanked him for making supper before she asked how his tests went.  He explained 
that he thought they went well.  They were just sitting down to eat when the 
phone rang.  Roger, his father, answered the phone and Dave could tell by the 
one-sided conversation that it was Roger's brother, Alan.  Roger said, "Well, 
you better talk to Dave about it.  It's his decision."

Dave walked towards the phone and, as he reached for the receiver, his father 
whispered, "Detroit are making you an impressive offer."

Dave answered the phone, "Hello?"

Alan got right to the offer, "Detroit is offering you a $750,000 US signing 
bonus plus the maximum salary for the first three years.  They are offering a 
bonus of $500,000 US if you win the rookie of the year award and another 
$500,000 per year in performance bonuses.  You could easily earn over $4,000,000 
US over the course of the three year contract."

Dave's mouth dropped open as no other offer had been close to this one.  He 
stared at his father for a moment before a very serious look crossed his face 
and he spoke slowly to Alan.  "Thanks Alan and tell them I really appreciate the 
offer but, I'm golfing next winter, not playing hockey."

Alan replied without emotion, "I told them that would likely be your answer but 
I had to let you make the call.  I'll talk to you later, Dave."  And with that 
Alan hung up.

Dave turned and looked at his family.  He asked a question that he already knew 
the answer to, but he needed confirmation.  He looked at all his family and 
asked, "Detroit just offered me over four million US to play for three years.  
Am I crazy for turning that down?"

He looked at both his sisters, neither Beth nor Julie replied; but when he 
looked at the smiling face of his mother he heard her say, "Dave, you will be 
very successful at whatever you do.  Golf is your true love and hopefully you 
will eventually have a very profitable golf career.  You are going with your 
heart and not your bank account; I am very proud of you for standing behind your 
decision to get an education first."  Dave could see tears in her eyes as she 
spoke.

He looked at his father who added, "I agree, son - you have been committed to 
getting an education.  If you decide in a year or two that you don't want to 
golf or attend a US college, you can play hockey then."

Dave nodded and sat down to eat his supper.  He looked over at Beth and Julie 
and jokingly said, "A few million would be fun to spend though, wouldn't it?"

Both girls smiled and Dave could see them dreaming of what they would buy.  Deep 
in his heart he was questioning whether or not he should go for the money and as 
he ate, he thought about what an NHL career might be like.  He ate quietly and 
his family seemed to notice he was deep in thought and didn't try to draw him 
from his thoughts.  

After supper Dave went to the local fitness club with John.  They had promised 
each other to stay in top shape after hockey season.  John wanted to prepare for 
what he hoped would be an NHL tryout, while Dave focused on strength-training 
for golf.  Dave didn't mention the Detroit offer to John because he knew his 
friend might be envious and he didn't want that.

The rest of the week passed slowly as April came to an end and May started with 
cool, wet weather.  A local driving range had been planning on opening that 
Saturday and Dave had his clubs cleaned and ready; but the cold rain cancelled 
the opening on Saturday.  Sunday was supposed to warm up and Dave hoped to start 
his season then.

He had called Rebecca once during the week and they agreed to go to a party on 
Saturday night; she had been invited but that included him as well.  Dave was a 
little apprehensive as most of the attendees would be from Rebecca's school; but 
when they arrived, Dave saw Ken and several of the other guys he had played 
midget hockey with the previous year.  He and Rebecca were having a wonderful 
time.  Late in the evening, Dave was walking down a hallway towards the bathroom 
when suddenly two hands flew out, grabbed his arm, pulled him into the dark 
room, then slammed the door.

When Dave caught his balance, he turned and faced the direction of the door with 
his hands up near his face ready to defend himself.  His eyes tried to adjust to 
the darkness and he listened for any sounds that might indicate trouble, but 
there were no sounds and nothing seemed to be moving.  He tried to speak as 
calmly as possible, "What's going on here?  I'm not looking for trouble - but I 
will defend myself."

He heard a deep but feminine voice, "Ohh, I like a man who will defend himself."

Dave relaxed slightly as he realized there didn't seem to be anyone but the 
source of the voice in the room and as he lowered his hands he replied, "I'm 
happy for you; but, I'm here with someone, so if you don't mind, I'm going to go 
find her now."

He stood, waiting to see what the voice would say or do when he saw the shadow 
figure move towards him and then drop to its knees in front of him.  As he felt 
two hands tugging at the snap on his denims, his lungs filled with the 
mysterious girl's scent.  He thought he recognized the smell but he had to be 
sure, so he pulled away from the figure and walked towards the small crack of 
light under the door.  He felt around for a light switch and, after he snapped 
it on, he turned to see Rebecca kneeling on the floor smiling.

He shook his head as he exhaled heavily, "Jesus, 'Becca, you scared the shit out 
of me."

She smiled sheepishly, "I was just having a little fun.  Turn the light off to 
reset the mood."

As Dave flicked the switch, he felt Rebecca move in front of him again and this 
time he let her unfasten his pants.  He felt her hands massaging his ass as she 
grabbed his pants and pulled them down his legs.  Rebecca slid one hand up each 
leg of his boxers and squeezed his ass cheeks, as he felt her nibbling on his 
raging erection through the soft cotton material.  He had not had sex with 
anyone except the palm sisters in months and he was very horny.  Rebecca tugged 
his boxers down and sucked his hardness into her soft wet mouth.  

Dave's lungs were full of her sweet scent as his entire body enjoyed her soft 
teasing touch.  By reflex, his hands went to her head and his fingers weaved 
through her deep red tresses.  She moved one hand to the base of his shaft and 
she stroked him softly as she licked and sucked the crown of his manhood.  
Dave's senses were flooding with exhilaration as he felt his orgasm building; he 
was in a strange house, surrounded by unfamiliar teenagers and his gorgeous date 
whom he had just met eight days ago was sucking his rock-hard cock.  He briefly 
wondered if life could be any better, when he felt Rebecca increase her 
coordinated sucking and stroking.

He closed his eyes and dropped his head back as his legs began to quiver with 
the beginning of an earth-shattering orgasm.  He felt his orgasm build and build 
until the tidal wave of cum flooded up his shaft.  He groaned a warning to 
Rebecca but she simply squeezed his shaft harder as it pulsated with excitement 
- she swallowed every drop of his offering.  He could feel his legs wobbling and 
he struggled to keep his balance - he actually thought he might fall, so he held 
onto Rebecca.  She continued to lick and suck his slowly withering dick as he 
gradually regained his composure.

When he was eventually sure he had control of his balance, he pulled her into 
his arms and kissed her passionately.  At first she was hesitant to kiss him, 
but when he pushed his lips firmly onto hers, she melted in his arms.  During 
the earlier brief light in the room, he had seen a double bed directly behind 
Rebecca's current position and he moved slowly forwards until he felt Rebecca's 
legs hit the bed and he pushed her onto her back.  As her body fell backwards, 
he moved his hands to her hips and found his way to the buttons on her hipster 
jeans.  He unbuttoned them and pulled the heavy denim material off her legs in 
one smooth motion.  He heard Rebecca sigh as he began kissing her thighs.  He 
slid both hands up each of her smooth legs as his tongue slowly moved north.  He 
could smell her excitement as his nose felt her soft curly pubic hair.  His mind 
quickly debated whether he had pulled off her panties with her pants or if she 
wasn't wearing any to begin with; then he decided it really didn't matter that 
much.

His hands caressed her thighs as he slowly worked his tongue between the petals 
of her womanhood.  He tasted her sweet nectar as he flicked his tongue across 
her engorged clit.  Her hands moved to his head as she pushed her hips up to 
meet his teasing tongue.  He moved one hand between her legs and, after licking 
his middle finger, he slid the digit deep inside her wet opening.  As he 
expected, there was no maidenhead and he soon found her special spot and tapped 
and massaged that special place as Rebecca moaned loudly.  He sucked her clit 
into his mouth and coordinated his sucking with the tapping motion of his 
finger.

Rebecca's breathing grew faster and faster as her orgasm began and Dave licked 
and fingered her to a long, moaning release.  After her breathing returned to 
normal, he kissed his way up her body until their lips met in a very passionate 
kiss.  His dick was again hard as steel and, as they kissed, his crown was 
nestled between her legs slowly working its way towards her hot slit.  Just as 
the crown reached her opening, she moved her lips from his mouth and whispered, 
"I don't think I'm quite ready for that part - just yet."

Dave immediately knew what she meant and, even though he was very disappointed, 
he didn't hesitate to move his hand to his hardness and guide it away from her 
opening.  They resumed kissing and their tongues danced as he gently massaged 
her round breasts through her shirt.  After kissing for several minutes he 
rolled onto his side and held her close.  As their eyes became more and more 
dark-adapted, they could see each other more and more clearly in the darkened 
room.

She stared into his dark face and asked, "Are you mad at me for stopping you?"

Dave kissed her forehead and replied, "Absolutely not.  You really surprised me 
when you pulled me into this room and we became suddenly close.  At first I was 
pleased and surprised but mainly surprised; then I was tremendously pleased and 
honored.  I am most definitely not mad, in fact, thank you, thank you very 
much."

Rebecca smiled, "You felt great yourself.  Thank you for pleasing me, too."

They hugged each other and Dave could tell Rebecca was thinking about something 
so he asked, "Is something wrong?"

She moved so her face was above his face and she whispered, "I was surprised you 
would kiss me after you came in my mouth.  Didn't it bother you?"

Dave ran a hand across her cheek and replied, "If you are willing to swallow it, 
the least I can do is be willing to kiss you after you're done.  I just ignore 
the taste and concentrate on your sweet lips."  Rebecca kissed him passionately.

They kissed and cuddled for almost thirty minutes before Rebecca said, "We 
better get back to the party."

He nodded agreement and they got off the bed together.  Dave turned on the light 
and found his pants and boxers.  He watched her pull her jeans back on and he 
immediately noticed she wasn't wearing underwear.  Once he had his shirt tucked 
in and his pants buckled, he walked over to Rebecca and hugged her.  He caressed 
her ass and whispered, "I can't believe you're not wearing panties."

She smiled, "I love feeling naughty.  I hoped you would notice."  

He squeezed her ass tight and kissed her very passionately.  He complimented, 
"You're hot and very sexy."

She replied, "You're pretty sexy yourself."

They left the room arm-in-arm.  Dave remembered why he had been walking down the 
hall and went to the bathroom.  He thought it funny that all thoughts of needing 
to go had left him until now - but he knew he had had much better things to 
think about.  When he exited the bathroom, he found Rebecca in the main room 
talking with her girlfriends.  Dave walked up beside her and put his arm around 
her waist.  She instinctively cuddled under his arm as she talked with her 
friends.

Dave and Rebecca left the party shortly after one-thirty in the morning and Dave 
drove her straight home.  They kissed passionately in the car.  She told him she 
had some tests on Monday and also had plans with her girlfriends for Sunday.  He 
said he would call her during the week and she kissed him again and got out of 
the car.  Dave drove home happy and sexually satisfied for the first time in 
months.  He really liked being with Rebecca, but at the same time he thought it 
was not going to be the deep love he had felt for Jennifer or Katherine.


His house was dark when he arrived home and he quietly went to bed.  As he lay 
in bed, he thought how his life had turned a new page.  Katherine was now gone 
from his current life.  He would always remember the love he felt for her but 
that was now in the past.  Jennifer was still his best friend but she was no 
longer his lover and he knew he would miss her special love, but he also knew 
their lives were going in different directions.  He thought about Rebecca and he 
felt lucky to have met her at this time in his life.  She truly seemed confident 
in herself and didn't need him to be her whole life - that was a very different 
attitude from every other girl he had been with and it was nice for a change.  
He was sure their relationship would develop further.

Dave eventually fell asleep thinking about golf and the first Spring day he 
would be driving balls downrange.